Where your Council Tax goes

Information on where Council tax payments go in the Borough.

How your weekly council tax payment (based on band A) contributes to providing services (2025 - 2026)

  • Adult social care - £12.67
  • Cultural and leisure services (including libraries) - £1.31
  • Education - £3.98
  • Highways, roads, transport and street lighting - £1.23
  • Public health and other services - -£3.08
  • Refuse collection, disposal and street cleaning - £2.78
  • Children's social care - £6.95

Late adjustments in the final 25/26 local government finance settlement are reflected in these figures. 

See also